Pershing, a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, has added Looney Advertising to its ValueAlliance division. Looney will be a resource for strategic and creative development, branding, media planning, Web development, direct marketing, guerrilla marketing and production.

Zig has been named agency of record for Rexall, Canada's second-largest chain of drugstores operating under the Rexall, Rexall Pharma Plus, IDA and Guardian brands. The agency will handle strategic planning and both online and offline marketing initiatives.

Skype tapped Wolff Olins, TBWA and Rapp to develop its brand campaigns and global CRM program. Skype will continue working with incumbent agency Albion until the end of the year. The review process was managed by AAR. Work is estimated at $80 million.